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Get to Know Your Natural Hazards in Tasman

 

 Increasing knowledge about potential threats such as coastal erosion, flooding, earthquakes, and wildfires, and to promote preparedness among landowners and communities is the focus of the…

Can I swim here

Our rivers still good for swimming

There has been just enough sun and subsequently some warm days this summer for us to head for the river.

Before you even dip a toe in…

Red ear slider smiling

Lake lurker nabbed

After more than a year on the run, the sneaky little turtle lurking in Tākaka’s Lake Killarney has been taken into custody.

The red-eared slider turtle was…

Big bros sunflower

Grant boosts Big Brothers Big Sisters

Now in its 27th year of operation, Big Brothers Big Sisters continues to thrive with a growing demand for our services.

There are many people across the…

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Better bores keep contaminants out

We have recently sampled a number of private bores and wells in the coastal settlements of Golden Bay and have found E.coli present in the shallow…

Avoiding a biodiversity cat-astrophe

Great news – we have created two new site-led feral/stray cat programmes at high biodiversity value sites in Tasman.

This is to help protect native birds, insects…